St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-12
The People of the North Inclined to be
Reasonable in Asking Legisla-
tive Fayors.
Alexander Hughes to Introduce a Bill
in Favor Of the Whipping Post
in Dakota.
Grand Forks for Judge Pratt--A
Young Lady's Narrow Escape
from Death.
Talk of Sending the Eighth Cavalry
from Texas to Dakota--Various
Other Matters.
Special to the Globe.

DlSMahChs Odh.. CdHs IL ilC SCHCll-
teenth session of the Dakota legislature
convened to-day. The members made their
way from comfortable quarters in the city
to the capitol through howling northwest
wind that drove the snow wildly over the
bleak prairie. The thermometer stood sew
eral degrees above zero, but an ugly wind
rendered it dangerous to expose the ears
and extremely uncomfortable for unpro-
tected noses. The council was called to
order sharply at II o'clock by Secretary
Howard. Chaplain Caleb Benham. of the
Episcopal church here. offered prayer. after
which Judge Francis, of the supreme
bench, administered the oath of Office. Two
nominations were made for the presidency,
S. j. Washaburgh. of Deadwood, and G. A.
Matthews, of Brookings. the first ballot re-
Sulting in favor of Matthews by large
majority. He Was introduced to the council
by Secretary Howard and delivered brief,
sensible, scholarly address, thanking the
body for the honor conferred upon him,
and urging harmony and wise and careful
legislation in the interests of Dakota. HIS
remarks were enthusiastically received.
The following officers were elected and
appointed: President. G. A. Matthews, of
Brookings; secretary, I. A. Kngsburv,
of Watertown; assistant secretary,
Robert Wallace, of Jamestown; SER
geant at arms, W. B. Troy.
Wahpeton; assistant sergeant, Sidney His
man, Valley City; chaplain, Rev. Caleb
Benham of the Episcopal church; enroll
ing clerk. c. w. Starring, Brown county:
engrossing clerk, 0. A. Southmayd. of
Burleigh; clerk of Judiciary committee, H.
E. Dewey. Pierre: messenger, Charles E.
Cummings, Brookings; doorkeeper. NJ.
". Spaulding. Grand Forks county; pages.
Henry Newton and Arthur Linn, Bis
marck.
PRESIDENT MATTHEW'S
is So years old was born in Pottsdam. st.
Lawrence county, n. Y, in {S52, took
ali academic course in Upper Iowa univer-
| sity at Fayette, graduating in 1874, after
which he taught school and was county
superintendent of schools for Fayette
county. He graduated FROM the Iowa law
school at Iowa City i'll 1873,
and in 1879 located in Brookings
| Brookings county, Oak. He was a
member of the capital commission and was
appointed district attorney of the Fifth
| judicial district in 1874. i. A. Kingsbury,
secretary, was born AZ = tica n. Y, in
1916 and educated in the public schools,
adopting the profession of law and locating
| W
was member of the legislature
in 1872 and was clerk of the
| lower house in 1877, 1878 and
1888. He spent two years in the army.
After organizing the council adjourned till
| ~ O'Clock tomorrow, when the committees
will be appointed and routine business
fairly begun.
IN THE HOUSE.
1t looked as though there was going to be
a fight in the lower house. After night
spent in caucusng the opposing factions
failed to agree on a candidate for speaker,
and when. at five minutes past 10 o'clock,
to-day Clerk Hamilton called the house to
order the representatives sank into their
seats with a wild. untamed look on the,l
faces. Judge Francis administered the oath
of office, after which, on motion of DIR.
Stewart, the election of speaker was pro-
ceeded to. The nominations were G. c.
Crosse. Republican. of Hyde county; John
Hobart, Republican, of Brookings; John
Ely, Democrat, of Bottineau, anG
E. A. Williams, of Burleigh. MI Hobart
withdrew and an informal ballot was taken
on the three remaining candidates. which
gave Crosse a majority. An effort wa:
made to get all adjournment until 2
O'Clock tomorrow. but the South Dakota
faction fought the motion and it was lost
a formal ballot was then taken
which resulted in the election
of Crosse by plurality O.
sand a majority of 10 over Williams. The
newly-elected speaker was warmly re
ceived. He mounted the speakers stanC
and addressed the house briefly, stating he
had come there in the interest of pure anG
honest legislation. and said he should act il
accordance with that principle. He sale
in all the work he did he shoult
be honest to the interests of Dakota. ant
should not let sectional strife and sectional
feeling interfere with him in the per
formance OF the duties of his Office. Thu
speech was received with hand-clappne
won one point and was anxious to dictat,
what part of the country should be
GIVEN THE CLERKSHIP.
As soon as the speaker had finish ed A
j. Pruitt, of Gettysburg. made motion
that the house adjourn until tomorrow a
Il o'clock The motion was quickly sec
ouded and carried with hurrah. Crosse
the new speaker. was born in Schoolcraft
} Kalamazoo county, Mich, in 1913. ant
was educated in Kalamazoo college
from which he graduated in 1856
and came to Dakota in 1888, set
ting in Hyde county. He is
farmer and stock-raser. During early lif
+, he was farmer and school teacher. Ii
was commissioner of Hyde county one yea
and delegate to the Sioux Falls consttu
tional convention year ago last fall. Il
politics he is Republican, but he is con
servative member. He is a Farmers ALI
ance man and divisionist. The question
tonight is, who will be clerk of the house
From indications now the chances seen
, good for William Eakin, of Gary Deue
county.
, THE WHIPPING POST.